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There are four departments within the Earl N. Phillips School of Business:

  1. Accounting and Finance
  2. Economics
  3. Management
  4. Marketing

The MBA is a school-wide graduate program and is not assigned to any one department.

Dr. Nasir Assar ([email protected]) is Director of the MBA Program.


Department of Accounting and Finance

Department Chair: Prof. Christina Griffith ([email protected])

Director of Finance Program: Dr. Steve Lifland ([email protected])

The following majors and minors are offered in this department:
B.S.B.A. in Accounting
B.S.B.A. in Finance
Accounting Minor
Finance Minor


Department of Economics

Department Chair: Dr. Jerry Fox  ([email protected])

Director of International Business: Dr. Michael McCully ([email protected])

The following majors and minors are offered in this department:
B.S.B.A. in International Business
B.S.B.A. in Business Analytics & Economics
Economics Minor
Global Commerce Minor
Furnishings Business Minor

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Department of Management*

Department Chair: Dr. Brad Venable ([email protected])

Director of Healthcare Management Program: Prof. Scott Jobe ([email protected])

The following majors and minors are offered in this department:
B.S.B.A. in Business Administration
Business Administration Minor
B.S.B.A. in Healthcare Management
Healthcare Management Minor
Operations and Supply Chain Management Minor
Human Resources

*Formerly Department of Management and Entrepreneurship, a Department of Entrepreneurship was created under the David S. Congdon School of Entrepreneurship.  The Department Chair and Director of Entrepreneurship Program is Prof. Kathy Elliott ([email protected]).  The program offers a B.S.B.A. in Entrepreneurship and an Entrepreneurship Minor.


Department of Marketing*

Department Chair: Dr. Cindy Hanson ([email protected])

Director of the Business Communications Program:  Prof. Lillian Watson ([email protected])

Director of Career Education: Prof. Bridget Holcombe ([email protected])

The following majors and minors are offered in this department:  

B.S.B.A. in Marketing        
Marketing Minor
Social Media Marketing Minor

*Formerly Department of Marketing and Sales, a Department of Sales was created under the David S. Congdon School of Entrepreneurship.  The Chair and Director of the Professional Selling Program: Prof. Larry Quinn ([email protected]).  The program offers a B.S.B.A. in Sales and a Sales Minor.

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